Adsilanum
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Adsilanum, a lost Roman way station in the in the French region of Aubrac
History
Initially, Adsilanum was a way station on the Roman road between Narbonne, in North Gaul and Aquitane, ] during the Roman Empire, then later acted as a frontier post between Gallia Narbonensis(Braccata) and the free zone of Arvernes. During the uprising of Vercingetorix the goal was to prevent insurgent incursions into the pacified territories of Narbonensis, the after the defeat of Alesia, they were used as expeditionary posts to pursue and eliminate rebels.
Rediscovery
The 17th Century
All trace of the station was lost, then later rediscovered during the 17th Century, from analysis of the Tabula Peutingeriana, which although topographically incorrect, showed the positions of the Roman roads with great accuracy. Cartographers of the era overlayed the roads on more topographically accurate maps and included the place names, thus pointing later historians to the location of Adsilanum
The 19th Century
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English Language
French Language
Image:Peutingeradsi.JPG|adsilanum in red color
Image:Regione poitiers.jpg|Peutinger region Poitiers
Image:Adbig3.JPG|scenario
Image:Antique.jpg|map of XVIIth from peutinger tabula
Image:Ad6b.JPG|map of XVIIth from peutinger tabula
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